Blackland Prairie Raptor Center Bird Show

10:30am - 11:00am
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Library Branch: Bookmarks in NorthPark Center
Room: Bookmarks - CenterPark
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Early Literacy
Event Details:

Meet some fine feathered friends courtesy of Blackland Prairie Raptor Center and learn more about the birds they conserve and protect. Live birds will be brought along so we're taking this program to the great outdoors. 

Workshop Wednesdays with the Dallas Poet Laureate

11:00am - 7:00pm
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Library Branch: J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Room: Central Library - Poet Laureate's Office (3rd Floor)
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen, Adult, Seniors
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

The first Dallas Poet Laureate, Joaquín Zihuatanejo, will hold office hours for aspiring poets in the city of Dallas! These sessions are designed to help Dallas poets work on individual poems and to eventually create a poetry manuscript.

Homework Help

3:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Forest Green Branch
Room: Forest Green - Classroom 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Kids and teens will be provided with a quiet, relaxed environment in which to complete homework and school assignments for at least an hour each week. Library staff will be on hand to assist and answer questions as needed.

Afterschool Supersnack / Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:15pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Hampton-Illinois Branch
Room: Hampton-Illinois - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

3:15pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Meeting Room B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Equal Heart. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar

3:15pm - 3:45pm
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Library Branch: Kleberg-Rylie Branch
Room: Kleberg-Rylie - In Library
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Afterschool Super Snack (Supermerienda extraescolar)

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free nutritious super snack for ages 1-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Education PV.

Cancelled

Afterschool Supersnack/ Supermerienda extraescolar

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Classroom 1
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Read to Nellie

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Preston Royal Branch
Room: Preston Royal - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Reading to therapy dogs can help improve kids' confidence in their reading abilities. Since dogs are not judgmental, kids can read to them without feeling the pressure and anxiety that may come from reading to peers. 

STEAM Wednesday's at Vickery Park: Galaxy Slime

3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 2
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join us at Vickery Park for Steam Programming!  This program is for school-age children to learn about science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

Come and have fun with us at Vickery Park!

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month Craft- Castanets

3:30pm - 4:45pm
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Library Branch: Arcadia Park Branch
Room: Arcadia Park - Story Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Civic Engagement
Event Details:

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 until October 15.

Every week Arcadia Park will have a different themed craft for kids to work on.  The craft will be out all week after school.

This week will feature castanets.

Perot Tech Truck

3:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: North Oak Cliff Branch
Room: North Oak Cliff - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

We have invited the Perot Museum of Nature and Science to bring their Tech Truck to the library for our kids to have an opportunity to engage in hands-on STEM activities. 

This program is free and open to all school-age kids.

Afterschool Snacks

4:00pm - 4:30pm
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Library Branch: Timberglen Branch
Room: Timberglen - Auditorium
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Afterschool Supersnack/Recarga tus Energías con Nutrición

Chess for ages 7+

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Vickery Park Branch
Room: Vickery Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Stop by the Vickery Park Branch Library every Wednesday @ 4 pm to learn the rules and strategies of chess!

This program is suitable for kids ages 7 and up and welcome to all!

Constellation Projection Cards

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
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Library Branch: Polk-Wisdom Branch
Room: Polk-Wisdom - Auditorium
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

The Solar Eclipse is just around the corner, and so is our love for everything Space! Let’s create constellation projection cards by picking out your favorite constellation and projecting it onto any surface using light!

Monarchs Migrate!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Fretz Park Branch
Room: Fretz Park - Classroom 1
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Why are there so many monarch butterflies in my backyard? Come create a beautiful butterfly craft and learn about monarch migration in Texas.

Cancelled

Reading Circles: Banned Books Escape Room!

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Prairie Creek Branch
Room: Prairie Creek - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Visit the Prairie Creek branch for this special edition of Reading Circles in honor of Banned Books Week.

 

Provided by the Friends of the Dallas Public Library.

Afterschool Supersnack/Supermerienda extraescolar

4:30pm - 5:00pm
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Library Branch: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Room: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Children's area
Age Group: Infant & Toddler, Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Refuel afterschool with a free, nutritious meal provided by Education PV. Open to ages 0-18. Meals are made possible through the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Hispanic Heritage Month craft : Picasso Pumpkins

4:30pm - 5:15pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join the Pleasant Grove Branch Library staff as they continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month by making these Picasso Pumpkins! 

All materials will be supplied!

Glow in the Dark Bracelets

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Required
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Library Branch: White Rock Hills Branch
Room: White Rock Hills - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

We are beginning the spooky season with a fun Glow-in-the-Dark Craft. We will be using glow-in-the-dark GIMP cord to create bracelets and keychains to wear this October. 

Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Characters

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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Library Branch: Oak Lawn Branch
Room: Oak Lawn - Children's Area
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11)
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature, Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Get ready for a spooktacular crafting adventure at the library with our Halloween Toilet Paper Roll Character Craft program!

After School Activity - Board Games

5:15pm - 5:45pm
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Library Branch: Highland Hills Branch
Room: Highland Hills - Classroom B
Age Group: Preschool, School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Out-of-School Time/Summer Reading
Event Details:

Unwind after school with some board games from 5:00pm-5:45pm!

Swan Strings Guitar Classes

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Library Branch: Pleasant Grove Branch
Room: Pleasant Grove - Classroom A & B
Age Group: School Age (ages 6-11), Teen
Program Type: Arts, Culture, & Literature
Event Details:

Each class features beginner level instructions in guitar by an experienced instructor. Instruments provided. Great for ages 8 - 18. For the best learning experience, students should try to attend as many sessions as possible.